Asia
Otis India’s Ambiance Interior Brightens Gen2 Elevators
Otis India is launching Ambiance, a new cab style for the Otis Gen2 elevators, Construction Week reports. The Ambiance styles will be assembled at the Otis India Bengaluru factory as...
TKE Honors Dimo In Sri Lanka As Best Global Distributor
TK Elevator (TKE) has named DIMO of Sri Lanka as the Best Global Distributor for 2021, The Island reports. DIMO (Diesel and Motor Engineering, PLC), regarded as one of the...
Chennai, India, Rail Station Yet To Begin Operations
Despite being under work for more than a year, the Thiruvottiyur Theradi rail station in Chennai, India, is yet to begin operations, Times of India has reported. The station is...
KONE Outlook Clouded By China, Supply Chain Issues
The troubled Chinese property sector and continuing global supply-chain issues — particularly prices — prompted KONE to give a cautious financial outlook for 2022 as it reported adjusted operating income...
New Dates, Venue Announced For IEE Expo In Mumbai
Messe Frankfurt India announced that it has secured fresh dates and a new venue for the International Elevator and Escalator Expo (IEE Expo) in Mumbai. The change allows the organizer to stage...
Resident Dies In Elevator Shaft Fall In India
An older man died in January after being hurt in the shaft of an elevator at an apartment building in the Indian city of Bhubaneswar, Pragativadi reports. According to news about the...
Indian VT Consultancy PAPL Opens Second Office In Chennai
Krishna Kumar Ravi, president and CEO of Indian vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy PAPL Corp., recently announced that PAPL opened its second office in Chennai, which houses its design and inspection teams....
New Elevators, Escalators And More For Indian Railway Stations
Indian Member of Parliament (MP) Mohan Kundariya on January 9 inaugurated three escalators and one elevator at Rajkot Railway Station in the western Indian state of Gujarat, making it the...
Gossain Speaks With ET On Cost Increases And More
In a report by The Economic Times (ET), Amit Gossain, managing director, KONE Elevators India, said that “the increase in commodity prices is one of the biggest challenges today that the industry...
Central Railway Plans 2022 Improvements In India
With 2021 including the addition of 86 elevators and 125 escalators at Central Railway stations in and around Mumbai, India, the organization plans several initiatives to strengthen infrastructure and execute...
